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Facebook Used By BJP To Spread Hate, Fake News, Congress Alleges
The Congress on Friday alleged that Facebook was being used as a weapon by the BJP to spread hate and fake news in the country and demanded that a JPC probe be conducted on the issue and laws be enacted to restrict Facebook and WhatsApp.
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"Fake News" On Tripura Clash: Cases Filed Under Tough Law UAPA
Investigating officers of the Tripura police have, in separate letters to the Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube authorities sought details of the 101 accounts from which fake and provocative posts were made.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Petition That Seeks to Regulate Facebook, Twitter
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian has issued notices to the Centre and others on a petition that seeks framing of a law to regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The petition seeks to make social media companies responsible for fake news and hate speech on the...
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Hold Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube Responsible for Spreading Hate, Fake News: Plea in Supreme Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Supreme Court is seeking directions for the Centre to form laws that regulate social media and hold platforms such as Facebook and Twitter directly responsible for spreading fake news and hate.
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Facebook Adds Disclaimer to a User’s Post Under Singapore Fake News Law
Facebook published a correction on a user's post Saturday following a demand from Singapore, the first time a tech giant has complied with the city-state's law against misinformation.
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Singapore "Instructs" Facebook To Correct Post Under New Fake News Law
Singapore said on Friday it had instructed Facebook to issue a correction on a post on the social media platform under its new fake news law, after the user declined a government request to do so.
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Demand In Rajya Sabha To Regulate Fake News, Indecent Language
A demand to frame a law to regulate fake news and indecent language on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook was made in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter Concerned Over Singapore's 'Fake News' Laws
If an action is deemed malicious and damaging to Singapore's interests, companies could be hit with fines of up to SGD1 million ($740,000). Individuals could face jail terms of up to 10 years.
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700 URLs Blocked To Check Rumours, Fake News: Law Minister
Close to 700 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have been blocked by social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter this year to ensure that rumours and fake news do not proliferate, the government said today.
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Social Media Platforms Can't Abuse Data To Influence Polls: Law Minister
Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said social media platforms should themselves weed out circulation of fake news and that the government will not tolerate abuse of data by companies for influencing elections in India.
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Zuckerberg Responds To Trump's Accusation That Facebook Has Always Been 'Anti-Trump'
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg responded to accusations from President Donald Trump that the social network has always been "anti-Trump," defending the company he founded while acknowledging that he shouldn't have shaken off concerns about Facebook's influence.
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Facebook Moves to Head Off Tougher Regulation in Germany
Chancellor Angel Merkel has warned that the Internet is not "a space that is free from the law".
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Facebook Used By BJP To Spread Hate, Fake News, Congress Alleges
The Congress on Friday alleged that Facebook was being used as a weapon by the BJP to spread hate and fake news in the country and demanded that a JPC probe be conducted on the issue and laws be enacted to restrict Facebook and WhatsApp.
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"Fake News" On Tripura Clash: Cases Filed Under Tough Law UAPA
Investigating officers of the Tripura police have, in separate letters to the Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube authorities sought details of the 101 accounts from which fake and provocative posts were made.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre on Petition That Seeks to Regulate Facebook, Twitter
A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian has issued notices to the Centre and others on a petition that seeks framing of a law to regulate social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The petition seeks to make social media companies responsible for fake news and hate speech on the...
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Hold Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, YouTube Responsible for Spreading Hate, Fake News: Plea in Supreme Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in Supreme Court is seeking directions for the Centre to form laws that regulate social media and hold platforms such as Facebook and Twitter directly responsible for spreading fake news and hate.
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Facebook Adds Disclaimer to a User’s Post Under Singapore Fake News Law
Facebook published a correction on a user's post Saturday following a demand from Singapore, the first time a tech giant has complied with the city-state's law against misinformation.
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Singapore "Instructs" Facebook To Correct Post Under New Fake News Law
Singapore said on Friday it had instructed Facebook to issue a correction on a post on the social media platform under its new fake news law, after the user declined a government request to do so.
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Demand In Rajya Sabha To Regulate Fake News, Indecent Language
A demand to frame a law to regulate fake news and indecent language on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook was made in the Rajya Sabha Tuesday.
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Facebook, Google, Twitter Concerned Over Singapore's 'Fake News' Laws
If an action is deemed malicious and damaging to Singapore's interests, companies could be hit with fines of up to SGD1 million ($740,000). Individuals could face jail terms of up to 10 years.
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700 URLs Blocked To Check Rumours, Fake News: Law Minister
Close to 700 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) have been blocked by social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter this year to ensure that rumours and fake news do not proliferate, the government said today.
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Social Media Platforms Can't Abuse Data To Influence Polls: Law Minister
Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said social media platforms should themselves weed out circulation of fake news and that the government will not tolerate abuse of data by companies for influencing elections in India.
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Zuckerberg Responds To Trump's Accusation That Facebook Has Always Been 'Anti-Trump'
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg responded to accusations from President Donald Trump that the social network has always been "anti-Trump," defending the company he founded while acknowledging that he shouldn't have shaken off concerns about Facebook's influence.
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Facebook Moves to Head Off Tougher Regulation in Germany
Chancellor Angel Merkel has warned that the Internet is not "a space that is free from the law".
